Answer:
more available to native-born, middle-class whites.
Explanation:
Native-born, middle-class whites, especially those of anglo saxon descent, were more likely to become wealthier in life, and to have their children become wealthier too.
African Americans, Native Americans, immigrant groups like the Irish and Italians, and poor farmers were far less likely to attain upward mobility and improve their economic standing. For this reason, these groups of people were overepresented among the poor.
